Youngstown State Penguins at Cleveland State Vikings
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 77
Morse's 3-pointer with 0.6 left gives Penguins 80-77 victory
Word tied the game for the Vikings with nine seconds left with his fifth trey but Morse made his third from the arc for the Penguins' first road win after six losses.
The Penguins never trailed and had their largest lead of 16 with 4:43 left in the first half, which ended 43-32. They clung to the lead through the second half before Word got the Vikings within a point on a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining then hit his tying trey after YSU's Garrett Covington got his only points of the game with two free throws.
Braun Hartfield made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points for YSU (3-11), which shot 56 percent in snapping a nine-game losing streak. Morse finished with 13 points and 11 assists.
Word scored 24 points for the Vikings (3-11), who have lost five straight.
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Statistics
 YSU |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-55 | FG | 27-59 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-20 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 8-10 | FT | 12-14 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 1,221 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |